Uncommon Ground Archives - Page 41 of 96

Freedom of Speech Includes the Right to Hear and Listen

November 22, 2018 | by Ralph Leonard | 1 Comments

Freedom of speech does not only involve the rights of the person speaking, but the right of a person to listen and to hear as well. Read more

Why So Afraid of Secularism?

November 20, 2018 | by Maryam Namazie | 0 Comments

Leading activists in the fight against the Far Right have come out in support of secularism. Why, then, does the Inclusive Mosque seem to disparage it? Read more

Does ‘Gender Identity’ Preclude Male Violence? A Reply to Finlayson, Jenkins & Worsdale

November 19, 2018 | by Holly Lawford-Smith | 7 Comments

Feminists are divided on proposed reforms to the GRA and sex and/or gender self-determination. What are the implications for people born female? Read more

It’s Time Women Stop Having to Pay the Cost of Prostitution

November 19, 2018 | by Emma Chesworth | 0 Comments

The social implications of prostitution are clear, but men, without whom prostitution would not exist, are invisible and erased from the equation. It beggars belief that an offence which resulted in a £100 fine more than twenty years ago could still seriously harm a woman’s career. Yet, many women who were coerced into prostitution below […] Read more

British Schools Need More Than ‘Little Extras’, Philip Hammond

November 16, 2018 | by Katie Barker | 0 Comments

By Katie Barker The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a £400 million extra funding for schools to purchase those ‘little extras’. But, is this what schools need? The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s recent budget announcement of £400 million of extra funding for schools was remarkable in the way in which it united, in anger, […] Read more

The Risky Business of Abandoning Religion in Nigeria

November 15, 2018 | by Leo Igwe | 0 Comments

Nigeria is one of the most highly religious countries in the world. Abandoning religion in this country is not easy–it often comes at high personal cost. Read more

Dr. Sven van de Wetering on Augustine, Free Will and Psychological Analysis (part 5)

November 14, 2018 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

In Part Five of this interview series, Dr Sven van de Wetering speaks to Scott Jacobsen about free will, Augustine and psychological analysis. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Do the psychological sciences assume Freedom of the Will? How do you define Freedom of the Will? Dr Sven van de Wetering: The concept of freedom of will seems to […] Read more

Boycotting Saudi Arabia Should Be an International Imperative

November 11, 2018 | by Ahmad Shwieke | 1 Comments

By financially supporting Saudi Arabia, countries like the US are complicit in human rights abuses and the spread of terrorist ideology. Read more

Women Get Killed Despite Extensive Precautions – Why Doesn’t It Stop?

November 10, 2018 | by Emma Chesworth | 0 Comments

Emma Chesworth explores the realities women face in the course of their everyday lives - the risk of being murdered in the course of an ordinary work day. Read more

We Need to Change How we Think About Refugees and Migration

November 7, 2018 | by Scott Jacobsen | 1 Comments

Scott Jacobsen speaks to Gissou Nia about migrants, refugees, the international community, climate change, water scarcity, and more. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Migrant and refugee issues are continually arising along with concerns from the international community relating to these issues. Increasingly, they reveal some problems as well. What are the problems being faced at present by […] Read more